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Post by girldrummer on Aug 19, 2018 21:26:56 GMT -5
@layaette: #Fanart for my wall. #AdamLambert #hiroglyphics #glamberts Yep, that's Adam all right!
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Post by lurleene on Aug 19, 2018 23:33:03 GMT -5
I think her lips are frozen (?) Maybe her articulation affects her enunciation. Whatever, I find it difficult listening to her. She sounds like she has a mouth full of marbles. Nice tones, though. I can't figure out the Ariana appeal either, but hey, she fills arenas. What do I know? Not that hard to figure out, imo. When all your songs (good or not so good) get played enough on US radio to send you consistently to the top of the charts, other major market countries (like the UK) are also more likely to follow the lead and play you enough to give you some really big hits. Then you get the SNL several times and award show nominations and performances on all the major award shows. And your label supports you in a big way and gets you on big streaming playlists and your management makes sure you are front and center, the arena tours will follow because of the exposure. That seems to be the pattern and path for most of them who are playing these arenas, unless you hit it big and gained a huge following years before (classic rock bands) and radio and awards or award show performances no longer matter.
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Post by seoulmate on Aug 20, 2018 1:58:59 GMT -5
IslandGirl🏝 islandgirljams Seriously this look was the hottest thing ever 😳😈😅#pleasebringthosepantstoVegas Can anyone tell me where this pic is from? What performance?
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Post by skaschep on Aug 20, 2018 3:04:08 GMT -5
IslandGirl🏝 islandgirljams Seriously this look was the hottest thing ever 😳😈😅#pleasebringthosepantstoVegas Can anyone tell me where this pic is from? What performance? It's from Singapore 2016 QAL concert. It's a crop from a professional pic. He wore this outfit during Crazy Little Thing Called Love I believe.
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Post by bridgeymah on Aug 20, 2018 7:20:33 GMT -5
I remember the in the tub picture but not the others. Are these all from the same photo shoot? @annierouge: This photo shoot OMG ❣ The top right photo is all kinds of yum.
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Post by girldrummer on Aug 20, 2018 9:06:14 GMT -5
I can't figure out the Ariana appeal either, but hey, she fills arenas. What do I know? Not that hard to figure out, imo. When all your songs (good or not so good) get played enough on US radio to send you consistently to the top of the charts, other major market countries (like the UK) are also more likely to follow the lead and play you enough to give you some really big hits. Then you get the SNL several times and award show nominations and performances on all the major award shows. And your label supports you in a big way and gets you on big streaming playlists and your management makes sure you are front and center, the arena tours will follow because of the exposure. That seems to be the pattern and path for most of them who are playing these arenas, unless you hit it big and gained a huge following years before (classic rock bands) and radio and awards or award show performances no longer matter. The whole phenomenon of how someone "gets played enough on radio" from the start is still the mystery to me. Your second sentence begins with "When all your songs (good or not so good) get play enough on US radio...…" I guess I still don't understand how not-so-good songs are picked up by radio and played to death. I guess there is an instinct among producers, radio peeps, etc. about what songs are potential hits, even if those songs are "not so good." As you then so perfectly said, one thing leads to another and ultimately the artist is on SNL and award shows, plays the big arenas, etc. The song or voice doesn't have to be good. Ariana is a puzzlement to me, but she, along with her management, broke through the barriers. As you say, it's about exposure, and like it or not, US radio is still key.
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Post by lurleene on Aug 20, 2018 11:19:34 GMT -5
Not that hard to figure out, imo. When all your songs (good or not so good) get played enough on US radio to send you consistently to the top of the charts, other major market countries (like the UK) are also more likely to follow the lead and play you enough to give you some really big hits. Then you get the SNL several times and award show nominations and performances on all the major award shows. And your label supports you in a big way and gets you on big streaming playlists and your management makes sure you are front and center, the arena tours will follow because of the exposure. That seems to be the pattern and path for most of them who are playing these arenas, unless you hit it big and gained a huge following years before (classic rock bands) and radio and awards or award show performances no longer matter. The whole phenomenon of how someone "gets played enough on radio" from the start is still the mystery to me. Your second sentence begins with "When all your songs (good or not so good) get play enough on US radio...…" I guess I still don't understand how not-so-good songs are picked up by radio and played to death. I guess there is an instinct among producers, radio peeps, etc. about what songs are potential hits, even if those songs are "not so good." As you then so perfectly said, one thing leads to another and ultimately the artist is on SNL and award shows, plays the big arenas, etc. The song or voice doesn't have to be good. Ariana is a puzzlement to me, but she, along with her management, broke through the barriers. As you say, it's about exposure, and like it or not, US radio is still key. US radio can spin almost anything into a hit. We see that with the biggest names all the time. Some of their songs are very good but certainly not all. Then label and management can help some. I remember Demi Lovato's manager saying he worked to get her a #1 with "Sorry Not Sorry." It makes you wonder why his push did not work for some of her other songs. She has been popular for sometime but not getting a lot of #1's like Selena. Was Selena's work really that outstanding? Ariana's? Also when Adam was with the first RCA regime, someone from RCA said how hard the RCA radio team worked to get him the Cumulus radio block tho he was getting good play from others. During that time, conservative Cumulus would automatically give the add block to other Idols like Daughtry, Kelly, Cook and KA but waited to give it to Adam's WWFM after a huge push/fight from the label and after the song was already on the decline. Once his supportive radio team was let go when Barry Weiss left RCA, there was no one fighting for him. The radio team that came over from Jive worked for the artists they brought over to RCA like Britney, Timeberlake, Chris Brown and Pink. So I think there are many things that can be in play with getting US radio play besides how good a song is or who the producers think are hit makers. They pretty much make the hit makers.
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Post by girldrummer on Aug 20, 2018 14:23:47 GMT -5
The whole phenomenon of how someone "gets played enough on radio" from the start is still the mystery to me. Your second sentence begins with "When all your songs (good or not so good) get play enough on US radio...…" I guess I still don't understand how not-so-good songs are picked up by radio and played to death. I guess there is an instinct among producers, radio peeps, etc. about what songs are potential hits, even if those songs are "not so good." As you then so perfectly said, one thing leads to another and ultimately the artist is on SNL and award shows, plays the big arenas, etc. The song or voice doesn't have to be good. Ariana is a puzzlement to me, but she, along with her management, broke through the barriers. As you say, it's about exposure, and like it or not, US radio is still key. US radio can spin almost anything into a hit. We see that with the biggest names all the time. Some of their songs are very good but certainly not all. Then label and management can help some. I remember Demi Lovato's manager saying he worked to get her a #1 with "Sorry Not Sorry." It makes you wonder why his push did not work for some of her other songs. She has been popular for sometime but not getting a lot of #1's like Selena. Was Selena's work really that outstanding? Ariana's? Also when Adam was with the first RCA regime, someone from RCA said how hard the RCA radio team worked to get him the Cumulus radio block tho he was getting good play from others. During that time, conservative Cumulus would automatically give the add block to other Idols like Daughtry, Kelly, Cook and KA but waited to give it to Adam's WWFM after a huge push/fight from the label and after the song was already on the decline. Once his supportive radio team was let go when Barry Weiss left RCA, there was no one fighting for him. The radio team that came over from Jive worked for the artists they brought over to RCA like Britney, Timeberlake, Chris Brown and Pink. So I think there are many things that can be in play with getting US radio play besides how good a song is or who the producers think are hit makers. They pretty much make the hit makers. You said it perfectly once again. Thanks for reminding me about Adam's past label issues. That Cumulus things was maddening for sure. Seems like getting a hit song can be very complicated and might have nothing to do with a "good song." Hope Adam gets the best support possible with A4. Sounds like he has a lot to say with this new album.
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